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INDEX – GUIDE TO RABBI SOL SOLOMON on Dave’s Gone By

GUIDE TO RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S APPEARANCES ON DAVE’S GONE BY This index comprises Rabbi Sol’s Interviews, Rabbinical Reflections, and Other Appearances on Dave’s Gone By.

INTERVIEWS
Since Dave’s Gone By began broadcasting in October 2002, Rabbi Sol Solomon has interviewed many notables. Here’s a chronological listing:
March 30, 2024: Charlynne Boddie (minister and film critic)
March 23, 2024: John Suzuki (author)
March 16, 2024: Michael Garin (cabaret pianist)
March 2, 2024: Samuel L. Leiter (theater critic)
Feb. 24, 2024: Deb Margolin (playwright)
Feb. 3, 2024: Nina Conti (comedian)
Jan. 27, 2024: Evelyn McDonnell (author)
Jan. 13, 2024: Marissa Mulder (singer)
Jan. 6, 2024: Stephanie Trudeau (actress)
Dec. 16, 2023: Al Parinello (entrepreneur)
Dec. 2, 2023: Steve Wolf (pyrotechnics expert)
Nov. 4, 2023: Helen Wright (rugby coach)
Oct. 21, 2023: Armando Camina (broadcaster)
Oct. 14, 2023: John DeNicola (songwriter)
Sept. 23, 2023: Steven Ditmyer (director)
Sept. 9, 2023: Jimmy Tingle (comedian)
Aug. 12, 2023: Richard Holbrook (cabaret singer)
Aug. 12, 2023: Nancy Redman (playwright and comedian)
Aug. 5, 2023: Mark Steven Porro (actor and author)
July 22, 2023: Bill Ervolino (writer and comedian)
July 15, 2023: Kathryn Leigh Scott (actress and author)
July 1, 2023: David Spero (rock-band manager)
June 17, 2023: Steven Maglio (singer)
June 10, 2023: Daniel Wise (playwright and producer)
June 3, 2023: Daniel Gwirtzman (dancer and choreographer)
May 27, 2023: Mary Fahl (singer)
May 20, 2023: Quinn Lemley actress and singer)
May 13, 2023: Judi Mark (actress and singer)
May 6, 2023: Richard Dresser (playwright)
April 29, 2023: Lee Wochner (playwright and producer)
April 15, 2023: Leslie Grigg & Steve Grigg (Ore-Ida descendents)
April 8, 2023: Pitz Quattrone (didgeridoo musician)
March 25, 2023: Steve Epstein (actor and playwright)
March 18, 2023: David Kirshenbaum (composer and lyricist)
March 11, 2023: KT Sullivan (actress and singer)
Feb. 18, 2023: Irena Patar (vintner)
Feb. 11, 2023: Bea Franklin (educator)
Feb. 4, 2023: Larry Blank (orchestrator and musician)
Jan. 28, 2023: Julie Halston (actress)
Jan. 28, 2023: Julian Schlossberg (producer and writer)
Jan. 21, 2023: Richard Vetere (playwright)
Jan. 7, 2023: Reesa Woolf (public-speaking coach)
Dec. 24, 2022: Debbie Peterson (writer and politician)
Dec. 10, 2022: Erik Jensen (actor and playwright)
Nov. 5, 2022: Eddie Brill (comedian)
Oct. 29, 2022: Kathleen Turner (actress)
Oct. 1, 2022: Robert Viagas (arts journalist)
Sept. 17, 2022: Hal Linden & Bernie Kopell (actors)
Sept. 10, 2022: Roger Hendricks Simon (director and actor)
July 23, 2022: Andrea Bell Wolff (actress)
July 16, 2022: Jim R. Moore (photographer)
July 2, 2022: Gary Morgenstein (playwright)
June 25, 2022: Tony Sportiello (playwright and producer)
June 18, 2022: Aedin Moloney (actress)
May 28, 2022: Becca Kidwell (singer)
May 21, 2022: Ricky Ritzel (cabaret musician)
May 14, 2022: J. Elijah Cho (actor)
May 7, 2022: Michael Takiff (actor and playwright)
April 30, 2022: Seth Bisen-Hersh (playwright and musician)
April 16, 2022: Steven Brinberg (actor)
April 9, 2022: Robert Bannon (actor)
April 2, 2022: Tamar (Tammy Faye Starlite, Tammy Lang) (actress and singer)
March 26, 2022: Peter Noone (singer)
March 19, 2022: Rosemarie Reed (filmmaker)
March 12, 2022: George Clinton (musician)
March 5, 2022: Gary Bohan, Jr. (author)
Feb. 26, 2022: Liza Gennaro (choreographer)
Feb. 19, 2022: Judy Collins (singer and songwriter)
Feb. 12, 2022: FRIGID Festival: Keith Alessi, Grant Bowen, Mike Lemme, Brian Schiller, Julia VanderVeen (playwrights and actors)
Feb. 5, 2022: Sharon Gless (actress)
Jan. 22, 2022: John K. Hartman (author)
Jan. 15, 2022: Tom Papa (comedian)
Dec. 18, 2021: Ronald Rand (actor and author)
Dec. 11, 2021: Ishmael Reed & Carla Blank (playwright / director)
Dec. 4, 2021: Marcus Goldhaber (musician)
Nov. 27, 2021: Mischa Dani Goodman (actress)
Nov. 20, 2021: Christine Lavin (musician)
Oct. 30, 2021: Ken Ludwig (playwright)
Oct. 16, 2021: Melanie Greenberg (actress)
Oct. 9, 2021: Klea Blackhurst (actress and singer)
Oct. 2, 2021: Elliot Mintz (broadcaster)
Sept. 25, 2021: Amanda Green (theatrical songwriter)
Sept. 18, 2021: Ben Sidran (musician)
Sept. 4, 2021: Marie J. Kilker (theater critic)
Aug. 28, 2021: Moshe Denburg (musician)
Aug. 21, 2021: Jami Bernard (arts critic)
Aug. 7, 2021: Robert Dubac (playwright & actor)
July 31, 2021: Timothy Douglas (director)
July 24, 2021: Lillias White (actress)
July 17, 2021: Ann Greyson (author)
July 10, 2021: Jose Rivera (playwright)
July 3, 2021: Cliff Eberhardt (musician)
June 19, 2021: Michael Gotch (playwright & actor)
June 12, 2021: Rachelle Elie (comedian)
June 5, 2021: Peter Stampfel (musician)
May 22, 2021: Art Paul Schlosser (musician)
May 15, 2021: Kimberly Faye Greenberg (actress)
May 1, 2021: Christiane Noll (actress)
April 24, 2021: Michael Citriniti & Louise Lasser (actors)
April 17, 2021: Frank London (musician)
April 10, 2021: Stacy Widelitz (composer)
April 3, 2021: Andrew Farriss (musician)
March 27, 2021: Rob Clement (restaurateur)
March 20, 2021: Hershey Felder (musician & actor)
March 13, 2021: Bill Kirchenbauer (comedian)
March 6, 2021: Bob Dishy & Judy Graubart (actors)
Feb. 27, 2021: Matthew Sweet (musician)
Feb. 20, 2021: John Pielmeier (playwright)
Feb. 13, 2021: Raquel Bitton (singer)
Jan. 30, 2021: Jessica Sherr (actress)
Jan. 16, 2021: Shawn Wickens (comedian)
Jan. 9, 2021: Woodie King, Jr. (director)
Dec. 26, 2020: Sean Altman (Jewmongous) (musician)
Dec. 19, 2020: Karen Ziemba (actress)
Dec. 12, 2020: Jim Knable (musician)
Dec. 5, 2020: Dr. Susan Horowitz (songwriter)
Nov. 28, 2020: B.J. Thomas (musician)
Nov. 21, 2020: Lenny Schultz (comedian)
Nov. 7, 2020: Henry Sapoznik (musicologist)
Oct. 31, 2020: Vince Giordano (musician)
Oct. 24, 2020: Larry Kirwan (musician)
Oct. 17, 2020: Kevin James Doyle (comedian)
Oct. 10, 2020: Tammy Pescatelli (comedian)
Oct. 3, 2020: Charles L. Mee (playwright)
Sept. 12, 2020: Troy Coverdale (broadcaster)
July 25, 2020: Willie Nile (musician)
July 4, 2020: Vicki Quade (playwright & actress)
May 30, 2020: Stuart Zagnit (actor)
May 16, 2020: Ted Greenberg (comedian)
May 9, 2020: Greg Alprin (podcaster)
May 2, 2020: Don Perl (educator)
April 25, 2020: Jeffrey Lewis (musician)
April 18, 2020: Roy Sander (critic)
April 11, 2020: Annie Golden (actress)
April 4, 2020: Keith Sherman (publicist)
March 28, 2020: Ben Katchor (cartoonist)
March 21, 2020: Charles Busch (playwright & actor)
March 7, 2020: Beth Malone (actress)
Feb. 29, 2020: Jenni Raney Edwards (author)
Feb. 22, 2020: Scott Siegel (theatrical producer)
Feb. 8, 2020: Lou Liberatore (actor)
Feb. 8, 2020: Lonny Price (actor & director)
Feb. 1, 2020: Steve Kaplan (director)
Jan. 18, 2020: Raymond Bokhour (actor)
Jan. 11, 2020: Raquel Cion (musician)
Jan. 4, 2020: Bob Brader & Suzanne Bachner (playwrights & actors)
Dec. 21, 2019: Marty Brounstein (author)
Nov. 30, 2019: Steve Forbert (musician)
Nov. 23, 2019: Katsura Sunshine (actor)
Nov. 9, 2019: Pete & Maura Kennedy (musicians)
Nov. 2, 2019: Darren Lee Cole (director)
Oct. 19, 2019: Edward Einhorn (director)
Oct. 12, 2019: Lee Roy Reams (actor)
Oct. 5, 2019: Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano (singers)
Sept. 28, 2019: Tandy Cronyn (actress)
Sept. 21, 2019: Lucie Arnaz (actress)
Sept. 14, 2019: Al Tapper (playwright & producer)
Sept. 7, 2019: Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker (actress / actor & playwright)
Aug. 31, 2019: Wendy A. Schmidt (playwright)
Aug. 24, 2019: David Broza (musician)
Aug. 17, 2019: Iris Dorbian (writer)
Aug. 10, 2019: Richard Shore (musician)
Aug. 3, 2019: Angie Kristic (director)
July 27, 2019: Robyn Schall (comedian)
July 20, 2019: Cady Huffman (actress)
July 6, 2019: Adam Pascal (actor)
June 29, 2019: Melissa Errico (actress & singer)
June 15, 2019: Ann Harada (actress)
June 8, 2019: Tony Orlando (singer)
May 4, 2019: Nellie McKay (musician)
April 27, 2019: Julie Budd (actress & singer)
April 20, 2019: Chauncey Howell (broadcaster)
April 6, 2019: Tom Jones (theatrical lyricist)
March 30, 2019: Robyn Hitchcock (musician)
March 23, 2019: Kim T. Sharp (director)
March 16, 2019: Phil Johnson (actor)
March 2, 2019: Renee Taylor (actress & writer)
Feb. 16, 2019: Jay Leonhart (musician)
Jan. 5, 2019: Samuel Whitehill (actor)
Dec. 22, 2018: Joseph Rotenberg (author)
Dec. 15, 2018: Bob Brader & Suzanne Bachner (actors & playwrights)
Dec. 10, 2018: Romola Hodas (author)
Dec. 1, 2018: Tracy Newman (musician)
Dec. 1, 2018: Laraine Newman (actress)
Nov. 24, 2018: Thomas G. Waites (actor & director)
Nov. 10, 2018: Jill Sobule (musician)
Nov. 3, 2018: Will Durst (comedian)
Oct. 20, 2018: Capathia Jenkins (actress)
Oct. 13, 2018: Stevie Holland (actress)
Sept. 29, 2018: Vincent James (musicians)
Sept. 1, 2018: Carl Gottlieb (screenwriter)
July 21, 2018: Stevie GB (comedian)
July 14, 2018: Dick Hyman (musician)
July 14, 2018: Susan Shumsky (author)
July 7, 2018: Tony Dufresne (podcaster)
June 30, 2018: Karen Finley (actress & playwright)
June 23, 2018: Wilson Jermaine Heredia (actor)
June 16, 2018: Adrienne Truscott (comedian)
June 2, 2018: Laurence Luckinbill (actor)
May 26, 2018: Jim Kweskin (musician)
May 19, 2018: Tom Melcher (theater entrepreneur)
May 5, 2018: Sidney Myer (cabaret performer)
April 7, 2018: Iris Rainer Dart (author)
March 31, 2018: Billy Cote (musician)
March 24, 2018: Jackie Martling (comedian)
March 17, 2018: Penny Arcade (playwright & actress)
March 4, 2018: Phoebe Legere (singer)
Feb. 17, 2018: Michele LaRue (author)
Feb. 3, 2018: Aaron Feldman (film director)
Jan. 27, 2018: Marie Wallace (actress)
Jan. 13, 2018: Andre De Shields (actor)
Dec. 16, 2017: David Cale (actor & playwright)
Dec. 9, 2017: Brooke Moriber (actress & singer)
Dec. 2, 2017: Richard Nelson (playwright)
Nov. 25, 2017: Little Fyodor and Babushka (David Lichtenberg & Lauren Swain) (musicians)
Nov. 17, 2017: David Mandelbaum (artistic director)
Nov. 11, 2017: Betty Corwin (theater archivist)
Nov. 4, 2017: Donna Mills (actress)
Oct. 21, 2017: Steve Ross (cabaret singer)
Oct. 14, 2017: Jay O. Sanders (actor)
Oct. 14, 2017: Robert Galinsky (director)
Sept. 23, 2017: Ralph Lewis (director)
Sept. 23, 2017: Trav S.D. (playwright)
Aug. 12, 2017: Stephanie D’Abruzzo (actress)
Aug. 5, 2017: Willard Manus (playwright & critic)
July 22, 2017: Peter Yarrow (musician)
July 15, 2017: Tony Trischka (musician)
July 8, 2017: Leslie Jordan (actor)
July 1, 2017: Dylan Brody (author & actor)
June 24, 2017: Amanda McBroom (singer & songwriter)
June 17, 2017: Jonathan Sanger (film producer)
June 3, 2017: Clay McLeod Chapman (writer)
May 13, 2017: Carlyn Montes de Oca (film editor)
April 15, 2017: Dave Davies (musician)
April 8, 2017: Michael Merschel (author)
March 25, 2017: Mary Wilson (singer)
March 11, 2017: Ron Fassler (author)
March 4, 2017: Tom Toce (musician)
Feb. 25, 2017: LaChanze (actress)
Feb. 18, 2017: Tonya Pinkins (actress)
Feb. 11, 2017: Irene Backalenick (critic & poet)
Feb. 4, 2017: Allen Lewis Rickman (actor)
Jan. 28, 2017: Iris Dorbian (author)
Jan. 21, 2017: Velvel Pasternak (musicologist)
Jan. 7, 2017: Marcy Heisler (theatrical lyricist)
Jan. 7, 2017: Zina Goldrich (theatrical composer)
Nov. 5, 2016: Jen Coken (comedian)
Oct. 1, 2016: Seth Rudetsky (musician)
Sept. 17, 2016: Sally Mayes (actress)
Sept. 17, 2016: Jeff Harnar (singer)
Sept. 3, 2016: Bob Moss (theatrical director)
Aug. 27, 2016: Michael C. Bernardi (actor)
Aug. 20, 2016: Mark Nadler (cabaret performer)
Aug. 6, 2016: Robert Hammond (author)
July 30, 2016: Beck Lee (publicist)
July 23, 2016: Austin Pendleton (actor & director)
July 16, 2016: Richard Eyre (theatrical director)
July 2, 2016: Phil Johnson (playwright & actor)
June 18, 2016: Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker (of Wussy) (musicians)
June 4, 2016: Sam Harris (singer)
May 28, 2016: Al Ducharme (comedian)
May 28, 2016: Bernadette Pauley (comedian)
May 21, 2016: Dylan Brody (actor)
May 14, 2016: Zalmen Mlotek (musical director)
April 30, 2016: Molly Ringwald (actress)
April 23, 2016: Bob Kaynes (bronze shoemaker)
April 2, 2016: Tom Chapin (musician)
April 16, 2016: Graham Parker (musician)
March 26, 2016: Vincent Pastore (actor)
March 19, 2016: Alicia Dattner (comedian)
March 12, 2016: Paddy Maloney (of The Chieftains) (musician)
Feb. 27, 2016: Douglas McGrath (writer & director)
Feb. 20, 2016: Penny Fuller (actress)
Feb. 13, 2016: Gabriel Barre (actor & director)
Jan. 30, 2016: Ann Hampton Callaway (singer & songwriter)
Jan. 16, 2016: Mike Agranoff (musician)
Dec. 26, 2015: Edward Asner (actor)
Dec. 5, 2015: Michael Colby (theatrial lyricist)
Nov. 28, 2015: Charlotte Rae (actress)
Nov. 21, 2015: Little Anthony (Gourdine) (musician)
Nov. 14, 2015: Barbara J. Simon (voice teacher)
Nov. 7, 2015: Megan McGinnis (actress)
Oct. 17, 2015: Tamara Tunie (actress)
Sept. 5, 2015: Julie Budd (singer)
Aug. 15, 2015: Christina Pickles (actress)
Aug. 8, 2015: Gary Waldman (actor & director)
Aug. 2, 2015: Louise Harrison (author)
July 25, 2015: Kathryn Crosby (actress)
July 18, 2015 Sue & Lloyd Ecker (producers)
June 13, 2015: Rain Pryor (comedian)
May 30, 2015: Jessica Molaskey (singer)
May 30, 2015: Karl Wallinger (musician)
May 23, 2015: Syd Straw (musician)
May 16, 2015: Betsy McFarland (author)
May 9, 2015: Ray Stevens (musician)
May 2, 2015: Steve Gottlieb (photographer)
April 11, 2015: Elliot Tiber (author)
April 4, 2015: Greg Marcus (life coach)
March 28, 2015: Lisa Loeb (musician)
March 21, 2015: Paulette Frankl (author & mime)
March 14, 2015: Juul Haalmeyer (costume designer)
Feb. 14, 2015: Stewart Lane (producer)
Feb. 7, 2015: Lloyd Cole (musician)
Jan. 31, 2015: Valery Orr (author)
Jan. 17, 2015: Harry Wayne Casey (musician)
Jan. 10, 2015: Daphna Levy (life coach)
Dec. 27, 2014: Ari Roth (playwright & producer)
Dec. 20, 2014: Elli Mayer (King of Broadway) (performer)
Dec. 13, 2014: Sophie B. Hawkins (musician)
Dec. 6, 2014: Nan Bauer (cinephile)
Nov. 29, 2014: Baby Jane Dexter (cabaret singer)
Nov. 22, 2014: Chazz Palminteri (actor)
Nov. 15, 2014: Daniel Cainer (musician)
Nov. 1, 2014: Ian Finkel (musician)
Oct. 18, 2014: Brad Zimmerman (actor)
Oct. 11, 2014: Vicky Kuperman (comedian)
Sept. 27, 2014: Freda Payne (singer)
Sept. 20, 2014: Ivor Davis (journalist)
Sept. 6, 2014: Janis Ian (musician)
Aug. 30, 2014: Sandy Hackett (comedian)
Aug. 9, 2014: Barry Levey (playwright)
Aug. 2, 2014: George Ball (actor & singer)
July 19, 2014: John Bucchino (songwriter)
July 5, 2014: Eric Andersen (musician)
July 5, 2014: Patricia Ward Kelly (author & dancer)
May 24, 2014: Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
May 17, 2014: Hal Linden (actor)
May 10, 2014: Frank Ferrante (actor)
April 26, 2014: Joe Corcoran (theatrical producer)
March 22, 2014: John Gorka (musician)
March 15, 2014: Kathy Garver (actress)
March 8, 2014: Armando Riesco (actor)
March 1, 2014: Sherry Eaker (journalist & producer)
Feb. 22, 2014: Jack Casady (musician)
Feb. 15, 2014: Tippi Hedren (actress)
Feb. 8, 2014: Dee Wallace (actress)
Feb. 1, 2014: Mike Ball (humorist)
Jan. 25, 2014: Jerry Blavat (broadcaster)
Jan. 8, 2014: Dawn Wells (actress)
Jan. 11, 2014: Greg Kotis (playwright)
Jan. 4, 2014: Tom Toce (musician)
Dec. 21, 2013: Larry Kaye (theatrical producer)
Dec. 28, 2013: Philip Chaffin (singer)
Dec. 14, 2013: Carol Lawrence (actress)
Dec. 7, 2013: Donna McKechnie (actress)
Nov. 30, 2013: Sarah Kaufmann (cheese artist)
Nov. 2, 2013: Susan L. Schulman (press agent)
Oct. 26, 2013: Sylvie Simmons (writer and musician)
Oct. 12, 2013: Kelly Carlin (broadcaster)
Oct. 5, 2013: Mario Fratti (playwright and theater critic)
Sept. 28, 2013: Brian Gari (songwriter)
Aug. 10, 2013: Eddie Whitlock (author and broadcaster)
Aug. 3, 2013: Jill Skeem (broadcaster)
July 27, 2013: Mark Cohen (author)
June 29, 2013: Jay Rogers (actor)
June 22, 2013: Alan Menken (theatrical composer)
June 1, 2013: Gary U.S. Bonds (musician)
May 25, 2013: Danny Abosch (theatrical composer)
May 25, 2013: Susan DiLallo (librettist and lyricist)
May 11, 2013: Carl Reiner (actor and director)
May 4, 2013: Yvonne Constant (singer)
March 30, 2013: Roslyn Kind (singer)
March 16, 2013: Debby Boone (singer)
March 16, 2013: Julie Halston (actress)
March 9, 2013: David Herskovits (theatrical director)
March 2, 2013: Chuck Muckle (actor and singer)
March 2, 2013: Avner Eisenberg (The Eccentric) (actor)
Feb. 23, 2013: Stephen Schochet (author)
Feb. 9, 2013: Martin Charnin (theatrical director and lyricist)
Jan. 26, 2013: Ray Cooney (playwright)
Jan. 12, 2013: Peter Marshall (broadcaster)
Dec. 29, 2012: Michael Kantor (filmmaker)
Dec. 15, 2012: Lindy S. Hudis (author)
Nov. 24, 2012: Rick Lenz (actor)
Nov. 17, 2012: Frank DeCaro (humorist)
Oct. 27, 2012: David Yazbek (composer)
Oct. 27, 2012: Jeffrey Gurian (comedian)
Oct. 13, 2012: Rabbi Samuel Intrator (rabbi)
Sept. 22, 2012: Stephen Schochet (author)
May 26, 2012: Dr. Hana Solomon (physician)
May 5, 2012: Jake Ehrenreich (actor)
April 14, 2012: Gretchen Cryer (director)
April 14, 2012: Miriam Kulick (actress)
April 14, 2012: Andrew Goffman (actor)
March 31, 2012: Elza Zagreda (actress)
March 24, 2012: Steve Solomon (comedian)
March 3, 2012: Richard Shore (musician)
Jan. 14, 2012: Rami Shapiro (rabbi)
Jan. 14, 2012: Gary Morris (actor and singer)
Dec. 17, 2011: Sean Altman (musician)
Nov. 26, 2011: Peter Schickele (humorist)
Aug. 20, 2011: Joe Salzone (radio host)
Aug. 20, 2011: Aaron Berg (comedian)
July 2, 2011: Dave Konig (comedian)
April 30, 2011: Shecky Greene (comedian)
March 26, 2011: Rusty Warren (comedian)
March 12, 2011: Dan Bern (musician)
March 5, 2011: Elliot Tiber (author)
Nov. 1, 2009: Theodore Bikel (actor and singer)
Sept. 22, 2009: Burt Edwards (actor)
March 8, 2009: Avi Hoffman (actor)
Dec. 14, 2008: Gina Beltrami (songwriter)
Dec. 14, 2008: Lisa Alcalay Klug (humorist)
Nov. 16, 2008: Stephen Sorrentino (comedian)
Sept. 21, 2008: Greg Purnhagen (actor)
Aug. 31, 2008: Julius Novick (author)
July 20, 2008: Sarah Jane Cion (musician)
May 4, 2008: Eleanor Reissa (actress)
April 13, 2008: Neal Karlen (author)
March 9, 2008: Tovah Feldshuh (actress)
July 1, 2007: Jill Sobule (musician)
Feb. 11, 2007: Karina Kittles-Karsten (life coach)
Jan. 28, 2007: Wajid (Swami Baldi Gee) (comedian)
Dec. 17, 2006: Bruce Adler (actor)
Dec. 10, 2006: Mark & Jeanne Simon (authors)
April 30, 2006: Blanche Baker (actress)
April 30, 2006: Lorca Peress (director)
Dec. 22, 2005: Ron Clancy (author)
Oct. 20, 2005: Jeff Janning (musician)
Oct. 20, 2005: Mike Burstyn (actor)
Sept. 22, 2005: Jill Sobule (musician)
June 16, 2005: Mandy Patinkin (actor)
Feb. 3, 2005: Tom Peric (marketer)
Nov. 18, 2004: Hillary Kanter (author)
Sept. 23, 2004: Dottie Burman (songwriter)
July 22, 2004: Andrea Kolb (actress)

RABBINICAL REFLECTIONS

Rabbi Sol Solomon’s mini-sermons, called RABBINICAL REFLECTIONS, air on the Dave’s Gone By radio program (Saturday mornings on facebook: (facebook.com/davesgoneby). When available, the archives include text, audio, and/or video.

#182 (3/23/2024): Jokes for Purim 2024
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers jokes for the Purim holiday

#181 (1/13/2024): New Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers topical jokes for the times

#180 (12/31/2023): Farewell 2023
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a fond-ish farewell to 2023

#179 (4/1/2023): Passover 2023
Subject: Rabbi Sol extols the virtues of a modern-day Passover

#178 (12/31/2022): Farewell 2022
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a fond farewell to 2022

#177 (10/6/2022): Dave’s Gone By 20th Anniversary
Subject: Rabbi Sol congratulates Dave Lefkowitz on his long-running radio/podcast show, Dave’s Gone By

#176 (6/11/2022): 2022 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2022 Tony Awards

#175 (3/17/2022): James Joyce
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the poetry of James Joyce

#174 (2/14/2022): Poems for Valentine’s Day (for Gingold Theatrical Group Valentine’s Day slam)
Subject: Rabbi Sol takes part in Gingold Theatrical Group’s 2022 virtual Valentine’s Day slam

#173 (12/25/2021): 2021 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a bitter farewell to 2021

#172 (10/22/2021): Brown Sugar
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Rolling Stones retiring “Brown Sugar.”

#171 (9/14/2021): How to Fast on Yom Kippur
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers advice on how to fast on Yom Kippur

#170 (7/24/2021): Ben & Jerry’s
Subject: Rabbi Sol goes sour on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

#169 (4/30/2021): Meron
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Lag B’Omer tragedy at Meron

#168 (4/10/21): Normalcy
Subject: Rabbi Sol wonders when post-pandemic normalcy will return

#167 (2/25/21): Purim Jokes 2021
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the Purim holiday

#166 (1/28/21): Make Them Hear Me
Subject: Rabbi Sol contributes to the New York Theater Workshop and Poetic Theater Workshop’s virtual open-mic night.

#165 (1/17/21): Free Speech
Subject: Rabbi Sol looks at censorship in the age of insurrection

#164 (12/31/2020): 2020 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a bitter farewell to 2020

#163 (6/7/2020): Broadway 2020
Subject: Broadway’s 2020 Tony Awards

#162 (5/2/2020): Social Distancing
Subject: Rabbi Sol has choice words for those who disregard isolation orders during a pandemic

#161 (4/25/2020): Rabbi Sol Solomon Reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet #30
Subject: Rabbi Sol contributes to Irondale Ensemble’s Sonnet Marathon

#160 (4/10/2020): Shaking Hands
Subject: Rabbi Sol discusses shaking hands in the age of COVID-19

#159 (6/1/2019): 2019 Tonys
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2019 Tony Awards

#158 (1/2/2019): 2018 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids farewell to 2018

#157 (12/15/2018): Cold Outside
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on musical censorship

#156 (8/11/2018): Joke Time
Subject: Rabbi Sol tells and analyzes some Jewish jokes

#155 (6/10/2018): 2018 Tony Awards
Subject: Broadway’s 2018 Tony Awards

#154 (3/24/2018): DimonaLand
Subject: Rabbi Sol mulls the idea of an Israeli theme park

#153 (1/14/2018): Jokes for the New Year
Subject: Rabbi Sol tells and analyzes some Jewish jokes

#152 (1/1/2018): Farewell 2017
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon offers a poetic recap of a tumultuous year

#151 (12/23/2017): Jerusalem
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

#150 (8/20/2017): On Both Sides
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon reflects on Donald Trump’s reaction to the Charlottesville marches

#149 (8/13/2017): Trump & Trannies
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the decision to ban transsexuals from the military

#148 (8/6/2017): Roger Waters
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Roger Waters’s anti-Israel sentiments

#147 (7/9/2017): Wailing Wall
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon reflects on separating the sexes at Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall

#146 (6/11/2017): Tony Nominations 2017
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2017 Tony Awards

#145 (3/11/2017): Purim Jokes Anew
Subject: Rabbi Sol tells and analyzes some Jewish jokes

#144 (3/5/2017): Playboy
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the removal of nudity from Playboy magazine

#143 (1/8/2017): Obama and the U.N.
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on President Obama snubbing Israel at the U.N.

#142 (12/25/2016): 2016 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon bids a fond farewell to 2016

#141 (11/6/2016): Electile Dysfunction
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon looks at Trump vs. Clinton in the 2016 election

#140 (6/12/2016): Tony Awards 2016
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2016 Tony Awards

#139 (5/8/2016): Donald Trump
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Donald Trump becoming the Republican frontrunner for President

#138 (4/24/2016): Shmura Matzohs
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the glory of simple matzohs

#137 (3/6/2016): Astronaut Scott Kelly
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on brave American astronaut, Scott Kelly

#136 (2/28/2016): Hitler’s Junk
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Hitler’s little problem

#135 (1/17/2016): David Bowie
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of icon musician David Bowie

#134 (12/31/2015): Farewell 2015
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year gone by
#133 (12/20/2015): Word of the Year
Subject: Rabbi Sol has an issue with Webster’s dictionary

#132 (12/12/2015): Hanukkah Haiku
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers some holiday poems

#131 (8/22/2015): Jimmy Carter
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the mixed legacy of former president Jimmy Carter

#130 (8/2/2015): Cecil the Lion
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on The killing of Cecil the endangered African lion by a rich American hunter

#129 (7/12/2015): With a Little Help
Subject: Rabbi Sol deconstructs The Beatles’s “With a Little Help from My Friends”

#128 (6/28/2015): Scalia
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on conservative Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia

#127 (6/21/2015): Jenna Jameson
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Jenna Jameson’s decision to convert to Judaism

#126 (6/7/2015): The 2015 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2015 Tony Awards

#125 (5/23/2015): Harry Shearer
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Harry Shearer’s possible absence from The Simpsons

#124 (5/17/2015): What’s in a (Baby) Name?
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year’s top ten baby names for boys and girls

#123 (5/3/2015): Popeyes
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a fast-food franchise’s reaction to a robbery

#122 (4/19/2015): Campaign 2016
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on pretenders to the political throne

#121 (4/5/2015): Passover
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Passover holiday

#120 (3/29/2015): Bibi’s Back
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the surprise reelection of Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel.

#119 (3/8/2015): Dave’s 500th
Subject: Rabbi Sol congratulates Dave Lefkowitz on the 500th episode of his radio show and podcast, Dave’s Gone By

#118 (3/1/2015): New Purim Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares some new jokes and interpretations

#117 (2/22/2015): Oscars 2015
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year’s Academy Award nominations

#116 (2/8/2015): UC Dervish
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on BDS fever infecting a college campus

#115 (2/1/2015): Letters, I Get Letters
Subject: Rabbi Sol responds to letters from parishioners and fans

#114 (1/11/2015): Political Cartoons
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the terrorist murders of cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo

#113 (12/20/2014): Little Yomo and the Corned Beef Sandwich
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares a story for Chanukah

#112 (12/7/2014): Cos
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the downfall of comedian Bill Cosby

#111 (11/23/2014): Murder in Jerusalem
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a particularly savage terrorist attack

#110 (11/15/2014): Christmas in November
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Christmas overtaking the American calendar

#109 (10/19/2014): Ebola
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the spreading ebola virus

#108 (9/28/2014): Opiyum
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Chinese chef who made his noodles a little too tempting

#107 (9/21/2014): Gwyneth
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Gwyneth Paltrow’s religious affiliation

#106 (9/4/2014): Uzi Does It
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on why little girls and big guns don’t mix

#105 (8/31/2014): Eventful August
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a busy and difficult month

#104 (8/3/2014): Great Guns in Gaza
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Israel showing muscle in Gaza

#103 (7/6/2014): Brothers’ Keepers
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas

#102 (6/8/2014): The 2014 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2013-14 theater season and Tony Awards

#101 (5/25/2014): Gabriel Diaz
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Gabriel Diaz, New York City’s Nazi cabdriver

#100 (5/18/2014): Boko Haram
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Boko Haram kidnapping teenage girls in Nigeria

#099 (4/20/2014): Utz vs. Butler
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the ramifications of an office prank

#098 (3/30/2014): Fred Phelps
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the homophobia of the Westboro Baptist Church

#097 (3/23/2014): Hearing Voices
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Ebony Wilkerson, who tried to drive her family into the ocean

#096 (3/16/2014): 2014 Purim Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the Purim holiday

#095 (3/9/2014): Upskirt
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on public privacy for our privates

#094 (3/2/2014): Kiev
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on unrest in the Ukraine

#093 (2/22/2014): RadioShack
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the failing fortunes of RadioShack

#092 (2/16/2014): Sochi
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Winter Olympics in Russia

#091 (2/9/2014): SodaStream and ScarJo
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Scarlett Johansson’s defense of SodaStream

#090 (2/1/2014): Justin Bieber
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on pop star Justin Bieber’s youthful indiscretions

#089 (1/26/2014): Hiroo Onoda
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of perennial Japanese soldier, Hiroo Onoda

#088 (1/19/2014): Ariel Sharon
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of Israeli statesman Ariel Sharon

#087 (1/12/2014): Duck Amuck
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the dummies of “Duck Dynasty.”

#086 (12/29/2013): New Year 2014
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the year gone by

#085 (12/22/2013): Passings in 2013
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on notables who passed in the year gone by

#084 (12/8/2013): Ronnie Smith in Benghazi
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a murdered missionary

#083 (11/30/2013): Thanksgiving Meets Chanukah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a Jewish holiday intersecting with a secular one

#082 (11/19/2013): Crystal Spa
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a German’s spa’s bad advertising campaign

#081 (11/10/2013): Chocolate-Covered Chips
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a new Lay’s food product

#080 (11/3/2013): Redskins
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on politically incorrect nomenclature

#079 (10/13/2013): Motorcycle Mayhem
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a biker melee in New York

#078 (10/6/2013): Shutdown
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on political gridlock

#077 (9/29/2013): Syria
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Syria’s use of chemical weapons

#076 (9/8/2013): Fast Food on Strike
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on minimum-wage fast-food employees going on strike

#075 (9/1/2013): Egypt Again
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on political chaos in Egypt

#074 (8/18/2013): Baby Messiah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on parents’ rights to name their children

#073 (7/29/2013): Abortion in Texas
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on new abortion laws in Texas

#072 (6/30/2013): Shalom Dammit in Greeley
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the performance of his stage show in Colorado

#071 (6/23/2013): Michael Karkoc
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the capture of a former Nazi living in Minnesota

#070 (6/16/2013): Michael Douglas
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Michael Douglas’s claim that he contracted cancer from oral sex

#069 (6/9/2013): The Tonys 2013
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2013 Tony Award nominations

#068 (5/26/2013): Angelina Jolie
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy

#067 (5/19/2013): Tax Evasion
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on selective scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service

#066 (5/12/2013): Jodi on HLN
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on cable news’s coverage of the Jodi Arias trial

#065 (5/5/2013): Joking Around
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares some jokes and their interpretations

#064 (4/21/2013): The Brothers Tsarnaev and the “M” Word
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Boston marathon terrorists

#063 (4/14/2013): Jew in a Box
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a controversial exhibit in a Berlin museum

#062 (4/7/2013): Roger Ebert
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of film critic Roger Ebert

#061 (3/17/2013): Sugar Sugar
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on supersized soft drinks in New York City

#060 (3/10/2013): Whose Line Returns
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the return of TV’s improv show, “Whose Line is it Anyway?”

#059 (3/3/2013): Disappearing Delis
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the closing of Kosher delicatessens across the country

#058 (2/24/2013): More Purim Jokes<
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the holiday.

#057 (2/17/2013): Pope Benedict Resigns
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the legacy of Pope Benedict

#056 (2/10/2013): Valentine’s Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the history and meaning of Valentine’s Day

#055 (2/3/2013): Oldies but Goodies
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on aging rock stars still rocking.

#054 (1/27/2013): The Battle of Algiers
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on terrorism in Algeria

#053 (1/20/2013): Lance Armstrong
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on doping and bullying allegations against bicyclist Lance Armstrong

#052 (1/13/2013): Al Gorezeera
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Al Gore selling Current TV to Al Jazeera

#051 (12/29/2012): 2012 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a rueful farewell to 2012

#050 (12/23/2012): Gun Control
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the N.R.A. versus common sense

#049 (12/16/2012): Molest We Forget
Subject: Rabbi reflects on the arrest of Reb Nechemya Weberman – child rapist

#048 (12/9/2012): Chanukah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the meaning of Chanukah

#047 (11/25/2012): Gaza Gaza Hey
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on new bloodshed between Israel and the Arabs

#046 (10/07/2012): Dave’s Gone By Anniversary
Subject: Rabbi Sol pays tribute to Dave Lefkowitz’s long-running radio show, Dave’s Gone By

#045 (9/30/2012): Subway Savagery
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a pro-Israel subway advertisement causing controversy in New York

#044 (9/22/2012): Atonement
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the meaning of Yom Kippur

#043 (9/9/2012): New Reviews
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the reviews he received for his off-off-Broadway show, Shalom Dammit!

#042 (6/10/2012): 2012 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2012 Tony Awards

#041 (5/13/2012): Arresting the Molesting
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the secrecy over child molestation in the Orthodox community

#040 (4/8/2012): Mezuzah Meshuggah
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a co-op board’s restrictive policies

#039 (3/25/2012): Rave Reviews!
Subject: Rabbi Sol kvells over a rave review for his stage show, Shalom Dammit!

#038 (2/19/2012): Shalom Dammit! Live in NYC!
Subject: Rabbi Sol plugs his upcoming theatrical musical, Shalom Dammit!

#037 (2/5/2012): More Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares some Jewish jokes and their interpretations

#036 (1/28/2012): Jewish GPS
Subject: Rabbi Sol promotes a Hebraical SatNav

#035 (1/22/2012): Gay Tel Aviv
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Israel’s pro-gay policies

#034 (1/15/2012): Mitt Romney
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Mitt Romney becoming the Republican presidential front-runner

#033 (12/18/2011): Newt Gingrich
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on politician Newt Gingrich’s staunch defense of Israel

#032 (12/11/2011): Post Office
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on rising postage rates

#031 (12/4/2011): Coca Cola
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a marketing stumble by Coca Cola

#030 (11/27/2011): Questions
Subject: Rabbi Sol answers questions following his performance of Shalom Dammit in Colorado

#029 (11/13/2011): Shalom Dammit! Live
Subject: Rabbi Sol promotes his live performance in Northern Colorado of Shalom Dammit!

#028 (11/6/2011): Kardashian Divorce
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the split between Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

#027 (10/30/2011): Blackout
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a snowstorm’s effect on Colorado.

#026 (10/22/2011): Occupied
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Occupy Wall Street movement

#025 (10/2/2011): Days of Awe
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the High Holy Days

#024 (9/24/2011): Statehood?
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the idea of Palestinian statehood

#023 (9/17/2011): Ten Years
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11

#022 (8/28/2011): Reb Levin
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on homophobic Rabbi Yehuda Levin

#021 (8/20/2011): Downturn
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a Wall Street slump

#020 (7/3/2011): July 4th
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates America, even during tough times

#019 (6/25/2011): Ryan Dunn
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the passing of “Jackass” TV star, Ryan Dunn

#018 (6/18/2011): Father’s Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on fatherhood

#017 (6/11/2011): 2011 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the 2011 Tony Award Nominations

#016 (5/14/2011): Israel’s Birthday
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Israel’s 63rd birthday

#015 (5/7/2011): Dead! Dead! Dead!
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates the killing of Osama bin Laden

#014 (5/1/2011): Royal Wedding
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the nuptials of Prince Harry and Princess Kate

#013 (4/24/2011): Easter
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Christian holiday, Easter

#012 (4/10/2011): Killer Whale
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Sea World’s Tilikum earning the title, “killer whale”

#011 (4/3/2011): Circumcisions
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the tradition of brises

#010 (3/27/2011): Tsunami Tweet
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Gilbert Gottfried, political correctness, and the Aflac duck

#009 (3/19/2011): Purim Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol shares jokes for the Purim holiday

#008 (3/11/2011): Gas Prices
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the latest spike in gas prices

#007 (3/06/2011): The Pope
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Pope Benedict’s proof that the Jews didn’t kill you-know-who

#006 (2/26/2011): Charlie Sheen
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Charlie Sheen’s latest rantings

#005 (2/20/2011): Presidents Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the inconstancy of American holidays

#004 (2/12/2011): Egypt
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on political turmoil in Egypt

#003 (1/29/2011): Taco Bell
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on mystery meat

#002 (1/23/2011): Regis Philbin
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Regis Philbin leaving his morning show

#001 (1/16/2011): Martin Luther King
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on MLK’s legacy

SKITS & SKETCHES April 13, 2024: StoryTime: Intifada and My Little Picture Bible (Full Episode #939, 4/13/2024)
StoryTime: My Little Picture Bible (Full Episode #911, 9/16/2023)

StoryTime: Boom Chicka Rock (Full Episode #900, 6/24/2023)

StoryTime: The Secret Seder (Full Episode #891, 4/22/2023)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full Episode #884, 3/4/2023)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB Episode #877, 1/14/2023)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB Episode, 6/11/2022)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB episode, 2/5/2022)

Promotional Video for Shalom Dammit (Full DGB episode, 12/31/2021)

Rabbi Sol Reads the Papers (Full DGB episode, 12/25/2021)

Rabbi Sol Attends a Bat Mitzvah (11/13/2021) / full episode

Miscast (4/17/2021)
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s self-audition for the MCC Benefit, Miscast.

Valentine’s Day (2/9/2004)
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates Valentine’s Day and takes calls from Esther and Philip.

INDEX: https://davesgoneby.net/?p=25407

Dave’s Gone By #935 (3/16/2024): GARIN-TEED

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Here is the 935th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday morning, March 16, 2024.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with cabaret’s Michael Garin, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Sawpit), Greeley Times, Dave’s Big Dictionary (querulous).

Guest: cabaret pianist Michael Garin

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce:

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/24/2024): DEB MARGOLIN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with playwright DEB MARGOLIN

Topics include: Judaism, Split Britches, This is not a Time of Peace, Israel

Segment aired Feb. 24, 2024 as part of the 932nd episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Please Note: Segments extracted from “Dave’s Gone By” may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/13/2024): MARISSA MULDER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer MARISSA MULDER

Topics include: cabaret, Steve Ross, Tom Waits, strong women

Segment aired Jan. 13, 2024 as part of the 926th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com.

Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #181 (1/13/2024): New Jokes

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #180 (1/11/2024): New Jokes

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Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection to start the new year. A week or so after the new year.

What better way to get 2024 rolling than to have you, my beloved acolytes, rolling in the aisles with hilarious punch lines? I will share with you some Jewish jokes — brand new! written by yours truly! Or, if you hate them, written by Jo Koy.

Please note that if you are politically correct or take offense easily, these jokes are not for you. Then again, what jokes are?

Joke number one: Two Arabs are shopping for prayer rugs at a giant bazaar in Jerusalem. A little Jewish shop owner comes out and says, “Please! We have the best rugs! You must see!”

The Arabs are skeptical — what does this Jewish merchant know about prayer mats? — but they say, “Sure. What’ve you got?”

The salesman rolls out two small rugs and says, “My brother and I, we don’t sell any old schmattes like the others places. These are magical flying carpets.”

“Oh, come on,” the Arabs say.

“No, please! These were woven by the purest virgins and blessed by the highest Imams in all of Turkey and Iran. Sit!”

So the first Arab kneels on the carpet and waits. And waits. He says, “It’s nice, but it’s not flying.”

“Oh,” says the Jew. “That’s because you haven’t said the secret words. You have to think really hard of a phrase that has meaning to you. Whisper those words into the carpet. Then, when you’re ready, shout the phrase as loud as you can, and you will take flight!”

The Arab rolls his eyes. But then he shrugs, thinks a moment, leans forward, and whispers into the fringes of the rug.

“Get in position!,” calls the merchant. “And scream it out!”

The Arab takes hold and yells, “Free Palestine!” Suddenly, a big wind starts up, and the carpet rises off the ground, two feet, three feet, ten feet in the air. “This is incredible!” says the Arab. “Ahmed, you have to try it!”

His friend gets on the other carpet, whispers to it, then sits up and yells, “Death to Israel!” Another wind gust comes, and his carpet goes five feet, ten feet, fifteen feet high.

“How do I go up like him?” says the first Arab.

“You can both go much higher,” calls the Israeli. “You just have to close your eyes, concentrate, and keep shouting your secret words over and over.”

“Race you to the sky!” says Ahmed, as both Arabs close their eyes, think real hard, and start screaming, “Free Palestine!” “Death to Israel!” “Free Palestine!” “Death to Israel!” Both carpets go higher and higher: 30 feet, 50 feet, 70 feet off the ground.

The shop owner’s brother comes out from behind the counter and says, “Shmuley, should I do it now?”

“Nah,” says Shmuley. “Wait till they’re 100 feet up. Then turn off the blowers.”

Now, what do we learn from this joke? Well, first of all, if a person wants to believe something strongly enough, he or she or they will put aside rational judgment and go with it. This not only explains religion, and how we all worship to fairy stories written thousands of years ago, but it’s the reason we leave the house without an umbrella, even after the weatherman’s warned us: 60 percent chance of rain. We think: “It’s not gonna rain the ten minutes I’m outside.” It will, it does, you’re soaked.

Next joke: an Englishman, a Frenchman, and a Palestinian all die and find themselves at the gates of hell. The Englishman peeks in for a moment and says, “Well, it seems rather unpleasant, but so long as I can have my afternoon tea and spend the evening watching telly, I should get by all right.”

The Frenchman opens the gate of hell, wanders around a bit, then storms back, saying, “Mon dieu! Zis is an outrage! Ze heat, ze hard work! Soon as I can, I am starting ze labor union and everyone goes on strike!”

Finally, it’s the Palestinian’s turn. He takes a deep breath, throws open the gates, stomps in, and marches straight up to the devil. Then he says, “Honey, I’m home!”

This joke does not play well on college campuses, but then again, I do not play well on college campuses. They see me as a brutal colonizer, which is unfair. I’ve had many brutal colonics, but that’s not what they mean.

Anyway, these are difficult and ridiculous times for Jews everywhere. Our enemies surround us, sometimes they are us, and many are so naive they think they’re helping us by helping our enemies. As I said: ridiculous times. The best way to muddle through is to laugh — sometimes through gritted teeth.

Hey, how many Hamas militants can you stuff into an open grave?

I don’t know, but I sure hope we find out.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York.

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Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #180 (12/31/2023): 2023 Farewell

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #180 (12/31/2023): 2023 Farewell

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Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the end of the year, 2023.

What a joyful and encouraging year it’s been, hah? A terrific celebration of peace and love and reason and decency. And if you believe that, you must not have the internet. Or any access to the outside world, which has been steeped in anxiety and hatred — mostly, with good reason!

COVID is still here. Remember COVID? The virus that killed a zillion old people and is now a common cold? Only it’s so common, everyone’s still getting it! Almost four years after the disease erupted, many of us are still wearing masks everywhere. Granted, some people are such meeskeits a mask is an improvement—a public service even—but still! How many variants can one illness have? Someday, they’re gonna be able to trace all the way back, and they’ll learn that COVID is just another strain of Caveman Breathing Disorder.

And speaking of cavemen, Donald Trump is running for President again. Look, he wasn’t a bad POTUS; he was great for Israel and the economy. But he’s also old. And nuts. That’s a combination you put in Assisted Living, not the Oval Office. Meanwhile, Trump’s opponent is Joe Biden, who’s so old, when he got his driver’s license, he just had to learn two words: “giddyup” and “whoa.” I did not make that joke up, but I also couldn’t make up that the combined age of the two presumed 2024 candidates is 158. I know age brings wisdom and experience, but it also brings senility and special underpants. Ronald Reagan was a powerhouse in his first four years, but the last two he fumbled more than the New York Jets o-line.

Meanwhile, Trump might not even be allowed to run because State Supreme Courts, like the one in Colorado, are holding him accountable for the Capitol insurrection. He hasn’t been convicted of that, by the way. Oh, sure, he’ll get convicted of fraud and sexual harassment, but by gosh, the treason thing is still a mere accusation. As such, I think the Denver judges got ahead of themselves and hijacked an election decision that should be made by the voters, not the courts. Remember: the last time judges got involved in politics, they installed George W. Bush as commander in chief, which was like putting Rose from The Golden Girls in charge of NASA.

So if Trump doesn’t run or can’t run, we might get Ron DeSantis, who’s slightly to the right of Mussolini and thinks gay people should be, you know, ungay. Or there’s Nikki Haley, who, like DeSantis, is pro-Israel but also believes fetuses are viable at the sperm stage. So… as ever, our choice for the highest office in the land will come down to least worst. I’d rather have knoblewurst.

Meanwhile in 2023, the Dow Jones set new highs, but so did global temperatures, housing prices, gas prices, and groceries. By the end of the year, inflation improved, which is just a euphemism for prices still rising, only less quickly. And the national debt is now $33 trillion. I mean, can’t we just ask Taylor Swift, as a favor, to pay it off?

Nearing its second year is the Ukraine War, a fierce battle between Russia and…more Russians. Ukraine’s president keeps thanking us for all our money and weapons, but no: thank you, Vlodymyr Zelenskyy for keeping our military industrial complex chugging along. Maybe you can also beg for a bunch of Chevys and Toyotas and help us bring Detroit back. As for Russia-Russia, we all thought Vladimir Putin would be dead by now. Instead, he’s just deathly: pale and shaky with purple streaks on the tops of his hands. The CIA speculates those are either intravenous marks or he’s been fisting the California raisins.

Speaking of good taste, the Hollywood studios finally came to their senses and settled with the Writers Guild. They realized that having Artificial Intelligence write boring screenplays with lame dialogue, cliched plots, and obvious themes was no substitute for having real writers churn out scripts with lame dialogue, incoherent plots, and woke propaganda. The only movies that weren’t bombs were Oppenheimer, about a bomb, and Barbie, about a bombshell.

But, hey, where’s the A-bomb when you need it? On October 7th, Hamas fired hundreds of rockets from Gaza into mainland Israel. Arab gunmen also stormed an Israeli music festival where they massacred 300 attendees, tortured others, and took hostages. They also raped a bunch women, many of whom were later found dead. It’s unclear whether the women were violated before or after they were killed because, let’s face it, Muslim terrorists aren’t the pickiest bunch when it comes to pussy. They see a woman with an uncovered thumb, they’re like, “What a whore!”

When the first wave of horror was over, 1400 Israelis lay dead. I have no jokes for that: 1400 slaughtered in a day by the same batch of people who have poisoned the world for 70 years with their fundamentalism, despotism, and terrorism.

And so, a day later, Bibi Netanyahu says to the Palestinians in Gaza, “Pack your shit. Your have 24 hours. Get the fuck out.” And the world, which had spent 10 whole seconds commiserating with Israel in grief and mourning, said, “You can’t do that. You’ll cause a humanitarian crisis!” And Israel said, “Just maybe-perhaps-possibly Hamas should have thought of that before their ambush.”

Israel commenced revenge immediately, although Netanyahu did allow Palestinians more than a week to take their camel caravans and find another country to despoil. But was that enough for the UN? Was that sufficient for world opinion? Of course not! When an errant Arab bomb fell on a Gaza hospital, who got blamed? Who’dya think? Meanwhile, Hamas fighters are using hospitals and schools as their command posts. They know that if Israel attacks, liberals weep; and if Israel doesn’t attack, Jews die.Win-win. Well, you know what, OXFAM, and World Health, and Red Cross, and Doctors Without Brains? Sometimes Jews have to kill the people who make them die.

But do college kids understand that? These Ivy League-bush-league, moss-covered troglodytes who glom onto any cause as long as it makes them feel like they’re saving the world from their parents’ mistakes? While they live in their parents’ basements? Like toadstools blossoming out of excrement, pro-Palestinian protests are everywhere, stopping traffic, blocking libraries, frustrating commuters, and doing nothing except proving just how many anti-Semites there really are. “Oh, but we don’t hate Jews,” say Ilhan, and Rashida, and Alexandria, and Susan, and Roger, and, oh—in for a penny—Ice Cube and Kanye. “We just hate colonialist Israel”—forgetting that Hebrews have lived in Israel since forever, and that Jews ask for no other safe place in the universe apart from this tiny country.

In my stage show, Shalom, Dammit!, I made a joke about Jews for Jesus, saying that the term is an oxymoron, like Vegetarians for Brisket. Believe it or not, something even more incomprehensible has emerged: Queers For Palestine. I am not kidding: Queers For Palestine. These are a passel of LGB-D-Bags promoting the very people who would cut their schvantzes off for being who they are. You know, earlier this year, Out Traveler magazine picked the 15 best cities in the world for gay people. Coming in 8th, two slots ahead of Miami: Tel Aviv. You know how many other places in the Middle East made the list? (makes a zero with his fingers) If the list was the best 200, you know how many Middle Eastern cities would be on it? A handful—and they’d be in Israel, too.

And yet, Queers for Palestine. How can these foolish freaks have their heads so far up their own tucheses? Well, they’ve likely been trying that as a sex technique. But seriously, what’s next for them? Faggots for AIDS? In their case, I’d donate. And I wish AIDS, leprosy, and spina bifida on anyone who chants “From the River to the Sea: Palestine Will Be Free.” No way! “From the Sea to the River, IDF Will Make Hamas Quiver.” “From the Sand to Mud, Gaza Will Run with Terrorist Blood.” “From Jerusalem to Miami, We Will Slice our Enemies Like Pastrami.”

Okay. Enough rage. Now it’s time for sadness. As I often do with these annum-end reflections, I’d like to honor, poetically, some of the notables who did not make it out of 2023 alive.

We start with Norman Lear, of All in the Family and Maude.

And Richard Roundtree, who’s now giving the Shaft to God.

To Tina Turner we said goodbye

Her talent was river deep and mountain high

Farewell Tony Bennett, who left his heart in San Fran

and cartoonist Al Jaffee, who was a true Mad man

Ted Kaczynski died, and he was the bomb

Henry Kissinger gave us the director’s cut of Vietnam

As First Ladies go, Roz Carter seemed nice

And, sadly, Bob Barker has barked his last price

We lost Tim McCarver, so pleasant and plucky

and David McCallum, from UNCLE, our Ducky.

We lost Michael Gambon—Glenda Jackson, too

And Rolf Harris tied down his last kangaroo

Farewell Alan Arkin, of movies and theater

Bye Raquel Welch and Suzanne Somers — both jiggling for St. Peter

We toast Shane MacGowan with joy and affection

And director Bill Friedkin, who made a Connection

Jimmy Buffet’s margaritas became a huge trend

while booze and drugs took Matthew Perry, our Friend

We lost Pat Robertson, who thought he was holy

and Dame Edna tossed her last gladioli

Andre Braugher and Lance Reddick were marvelous cops

Richard Belzer was dean of the microphone drops

Farewell to Jeff Beck. Bye bye Tom Verlaine

No more will Burt Bacharach write about rain

The princely Treat Williams is now in an urn

Farewell Cindy Williams, who’s up with Laverne

Sandra Day O’Connor has judged her last case

While Sinead O’Connor has reached a better place

We lost Adam Rich of “Eight is Enough”

and Marty Krofft, panjandrum of “H.R. Puffnstuff”

Gordon Lightfoot made his way down with the sun

and farewell to Tom Jones — no, the off-Broadway one

Bon voyage Belafonte, a King among men

And ciao, David Crosby, the C of SN.

Robbie Robertson’s up with the Hawks in a Band

And let’s all give Pee Wee Herman a hand

We mourn Jerry Springer who sent chairs flying

And all the good people who are sick, dead, or dying.

But enough lamentation! I don’t want to bore

Let’s pray for survival in 2024.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York. Happy Jew Year.

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/2/2023): STEVE WOLF & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with special effects expert STEVE WOLF

Topics include: wildfires, pyrotechnics, Alec Baldwin, special effects, Tom Cruise

Segment aired Dec. 2, 2023 as part of the 916th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

More about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com.

Dave’s Gone By Interview (10/21/2023): ARMANDO CAMINA & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with broadcaster ARMANDO CAMINA

Topics include: radio, television, arts, San Antonio

Segment aired Oct. 21, 2023 as part of the 915th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

More about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com.

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/5/2023): MARK STEVEN PORRO & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Dave chats with actor & author MARK STEVEN PORRO

Topics include: A Cup of Tea on the Commode, caregiving, NYPD Blue, France, Cast Away

Segment aired Aug. 5, 2023 as part of the 906th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

More about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com.

Dave’s Gone By #891 (4/22/2023): DANG ME

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Here is the 891st episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Info: davesgoneby.com. Higher-quality video: https://tinyurl.com/mv6pwn6a.

Featuring: StoryTime (with Rabbi Sol Solomon: The Secret Seder); Greeley Crimes & Old Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Hillrose); Dave’s new song (Mr. Poodangles).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (old comedy, scatalogical songs)
00:34:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (The Poodangles Origin Story)
00:56:30 SONG: Mr. Poodangles (live version!)
01:09:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:46:30 STORYTIME (The Secret Seder)
02:17:00 DAVE GOES EVEN FURTHER IN (parking garages)
02:21:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:31:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Hillrose)
02:34:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 22, 2023 Playlist: “Mr. Poodangles” (00:56:30; Dave).